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I guess you mean the BA 811 prefix - this was not exclusively a Gibson code, but can also be found on 1950s and 1960s Centralabs made for Guild, Gretsch and even Martin (for their pickup equipped acoustics).
To me the week 36 of 1959 pots seem to occur more often than those of week 33 or 35...
Must be your lucky day - it's for sale.
https://reverb.com/en-nl/item/87641266-gibson-l5s-blonde-2-piece-center-seam-flamed-af-1979-vintage-natural
Pump & .......?
Nope - what I said is that the '68 figured tops were STANDARD models in the early 2000s, part of which Gibson called 'the Custom Collection', with no less than five different finishes being offered (this shot is from the 2001 catalog - the OP's guitar likely has the butterscotch finish):
Hey Mike, I see you have multiple copies of some books - is that because your guitars are pictured in those?
The 335 is absolutely killer BTW, but I think the Fano is also really cool.